Yuval Mann

Popular AI chatbot consistently refuses to tell jokes about Muslims but easily cooperates when asked for jokes about Jews, even incorporating antisemitic stereotypes

Yoelle Maarek, a former executive at both Amazon and Google, will head the Haifa branch of the Abu Dhabi Technological Innovation Institute (TII); The institute is the driving force behind Falcon, an open-source large language model (LLM)

In a major upset, Apple dethroned Samsung after 13 consecutive years, becoming the top-selling smartphone manufacturer in 2023; Samsung experienced a significant 13.6% decline in sales, contributing to an overall 3.2% contraction in the market, according to a report by the research firm IDC

Health Ministry grants unprecedented approval to Aleph Farms culture beef after US, Singapore give nod to cultured chicken products; 'turning point for the Israeli and global food system'

The new Lumiere model was developed by Israeli and US teams which claim it's an improvement on the existing AI tools such as Runway and Pika; it remains unclear whether Google intends to release it to the public

Minister Shlomo Karhi approves the licensing of satellite internet service in Israel; will ensure internet connectivity in critical infrastructure even in situations where wired and cellular communications experience disruptions or malfunctions

Law enforcement from 11 countries join in operation against cybergang collecting $120 million in ransom; Israel cyber authority published updated manual outlining tactics used in cyberattacks and the means of defense against them

Experts find walking and reading through smart glasses decreases walking speed by 20%, as well as walking stability and reading speed; participants reports higher mental load when reading with smart glasses

Google tried to compensate for cultural biases and instructed its AI bot, Gemini, to maintain cultural and gender diversity; however, the result was that many images were historically inaccurate

National Cyber Directorate head Gaby Portnoy to expose hackers responsible for large-scale cyberattack on Israeli organizations